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By tuning the magnetic properties of a tiny levitating diamond, researchers control its orientation in a magnetic field.

By determining whether two qubits are coupled to a third “hidden” one, researchers can detect whether energy is irreversibly lost from a quantum system.

An optical sensor consisting of gold nanorods can provide real-time data on insulin production in an on-chip device mimicking the pancreas.

Intermediate, nonreactive atom-molecule complexes last for a surprisingly long time.  

A deblurring technique pioneered in optics could correct for measurement-induced smearing of particle distributions in a high-energy nuclear collision experiment.

Simulations reveal new details of the way spiders can fly by exploiting the electric field present in the atmosphere.

Polarized neutron scattering images of holmium titanate show how a kagome ice changes topology in a magnetic field.

New experiments make clear how quantum effects—in the form of quantum correlations—can make an engine perform better than classical limits.

Multiplexing techniques could boost the chances of achieving end-to-end entanglement of a signal in a trapped-ion-based quantum-computer network.

Experiments unravel the mysterious twisting process by which short fibers bind together into yarn.